Game set



'March 24, 1925, 1,530,637

J. l. ANDERSON l GAME SET Fil'ed sept 12, 1924 Patented Mar. `24, 1925.,

if sim-i mirent este JOHNI.' Aivnnnsongor New Yoan, n. Y.

GAME SET.

Application lledfSepte'mber 12,1924," Serial No. 'YSZSS To all frotoiw`40mg/` concern.'

Belit `known that l, JOHN In Anoia-:soon a citizenot the United States,residing; at

New Yori@ city,v in the' county of New' Yorle and Fit-atom?v NewYorlghave invented-fceiyl mentsI in gaine sets vand has relation inore l)articularlv to a set ot this ifi-nd com Jrisins' D a playing Aboardand-surface[pieces assov`y ciated therewitlrsnch as comprised in theWell-known'gaine roiiicl'ieclers,` and'itis an object of the invontiontoprov-idev al set etV thisigeneral character in'cliidii'iglan envelope orcontainer Y' which `effectively 'houses or holds thel playing pieces'andboard when not in .use andntlording a package oit" cein- Another objectof the invention is to providev a novel and iinprovedlset oi' thisgeneral clfiaracte'r which, when toldedor compacted, is substantiallyflatand occupies a nlininnnn of space and wherein an envelope `orcontainer isi f provided f having'I compartments snugly receiving the"plaqving` pieces and also An additional object ioflthe invention is tolprovide' ainovel and improved set ofthis general-1 charactercomprisingan envelope or container `adapted tojfhouse theboafrd` `andplaying' pieces f in a manner 4` wherebythfe playing` pieceslare heldboth against indiscriminate displacement andlrattling'.

The invention/consistsini'th'e details oi constrnetion and inthecombination and` arrangement of fthe fseverelparts ot iny iinprovedgaine iset whereby certain important advantages areiattalned and thedevice ren dered simpler, less expensive and otherwise moreeonvenieirtland advantageous vtornsej as Will'be 'hei-ernaite'r moreinllysct torth.

The novel-features oiI iny'linvention will* hereinafter be l definitelyclaimed;

In order that inyinventio'n inay'be the better understood, I ivi'llnowproceed to ywise *of the `body ineinber" oin the partly open and thegaineboard' removed; lllgnre'dis a seetional View taken length envelopeor container;

Figaro et is a transverse sectionallvieiv taken through said bodynien'i'beror lions mg?.

Fignre is an enlarged t"ansversoy sec# tional view showing the mannerotfconstrncting the env ope container'.

is disclosed in the aceonipanying draw lngs, iny improved set comprisesa] gaineV board B of a type employe/il in connection with theivell--lniown gaine oin che@kers=coin`' prising` 'the tivo substantiallydnpli-cateseo tions l 'liinggedly connected along the line@ and adapted,Whennot in use7 to 'be folder` in superimposed lrelatioi'i.

The set also includes the container or "envelope coiniirising a bodynien'ibei" vorfsection'l'l, aclosing' flap C and a sealing flap rllhebody ineiniieroi.' section 'liicon sists ot a panel 3 having disposedover its opposite faces the laninations d oit suitable S0 and hasdisposed ,overits outer 'face and edges the lamination@ of suitablemateria-1.`

rlhe panel 5 is of a thickness substantially equal to the thickness ofthe playing pieces 7 herein disclosed as' of a ytype' ernployed inconnection with the Well-known gaine ot checkers, said panel 5 adjacentto its opposite portions being provided `with the openings il which',when the panel isz in applied position'withrespect to thepanel 3,provide coinpartn'ients or vpockets to snug,"- ly receive or hold theplaying' pieces T, it beiing'irmderstood that preferably one series oiplaying` pieces are packed Within one of said conipartnients or pocketswhilev the second series or set is packed within the seeond compartmentor pocket.

lhe panels 3 and 5 are also oi a lengtlf and `Width coextensive to thelength and width ot a section l oi' the board Bland the closing tlap Cso that the board :B when lexiblv connected is ad- A folded may besuperimposed upon the panel 5 and in direct contact therewith and theclosing flap C folded over and indirect contact with said applied boardB.

The sealing flap S is adapted to be folded over upon the flap C when inits closed position, said flaps C and S being provided with the coactingseparable fasteners 9 whereby the set may be effectively maintained inits compacted assembly. In order that the flaps C and S may readilyassume the requisite closed position, the inner longitudinal marginalportions thereof are separated a requisite distance from thelongitudinal edges of the panel 3, the laminations l bridging the spacestherebetween and providing the side walls a of the envelope or containerwhen folded or compacted.

These walls a are of such length as to assure the flap C being held bythe flap S in close contact with the enclosed board B and to maintainsaid enclosed board B in close contact with the body member or sectionM, such contact oering su'icient frictional resistance to the enclosedboard B to hold the same against accidental displacement while the boardB is so held as to substantially eliminate rattling of the playingpieces 7 within the compartments or pockets S.'

My improved set when compacted or folded possesses high estheticqualities and is also of extremely small bulk.

Frein the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a gameset constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precisearrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carryingout my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

l. A game set comprising in combination, a body member provided withcompartments, a sealing flap hingedly connected with a marginal portionof the body member, a closing iap hingedly connected with the oppositelongitudinal margin of a portion of the body member, said closing iiapbeing of a length and width coextensive with the length and width of thebody member, a playing board comprising foldable sections adapted to besuperimposed, said sections being of a length and width substantiallycoeXtensive with the length and width of the body member and closingflap, and playing pieces adapted to be packed within the compartments ofthe body member, the sealing flap overlying the closing flap when theset is in compacted assembly, said closing iap and sealing flap beingprovided with coacting locking means, said sealing flap when locked tothe closing flap holding the closing flap in close frictional contactwith the inserted board and holding said inserted board in close contactwith the body member.

2. A game set comprising, in combination, a body member provided withcompartments, a sealing iap hingedly connected with a marginal portionof the body member, a closing flap hingedly connected with the oppositelongitudinal margin of a portion of the body member, said closing flapbeing of a length and width coextensive with the length and width of thebody member, a playing board comprising foldable sections adapted to besuperimposed, said sections being of a length and width substantiallycoeXtensive with the length and width of the body member and closingflap, and playing pieces adapted to be packed within the compartments ofthe body member, the sealing fiap overlying the closing flap when theset is in compacted assembly, said closing flap and sealing flap beingprovided with coacting locking means, said sealing flap when locked tothe closing flap holding the closing iiap in close frictional contactwith the inserted board and holding said inserted board in close contactwith the body member, the contact of the inserted playing board with thebody member and the closing iap frictionally holding the inserted boardagainst displacement.

3. A game set comprising, in combination, a body member provide withcompartments, a sealing iap hingedly connected with a marginal portionof the body mem ber, a closing iiap hingedly connected wit-h theopposite longitudinal margin of a portion of the body member, saidclosing iiap being of a length and width coextensive with the length andwidth of the body member, a playing board comprising foldable sectionsadapted to be superimposed, said sections being of a length and widthsubstantially coextensive with the length and width of the body memberand closing flap, playing pieces adapted to be packed within thecompartments of the body member, the sealing iap overlying the closingflap when the set is in compacted assembly,said closing flap and sealingflap being provided with coacting locking means, said sealing flap whenlocked to the closing flap holding the closing flap in close frictionalcontact with the inserted boa-rd and holding said inserted board inclose contact with the body member, and laminations secured to oppositefaces of the body member and of the closing and sealing flaps, saidlaminations providing hinged connections between said flaps and bodymember.

4. A game set comprising-in combination,

a body member provided with compartments, a sealing flap hingedlyconnected With a marginal portion of the body member, a closing iaphingedly connected With the opposite longitudinal margin of a portion ofthe body member, said closing iap being of a length and WidthcoeXte-nsive With the length and Width of the body member, a playingboard comprising foldable sections adapted to be superimposed, saidsections being of ay length and Width substantially coextensive with thelength and Width of the body member and closing flap, playing piecesadapted to be packed Within the compartments of the body member, thesealing iiap overlying the closing fla-p When the set is in compactedassembly, said closing flap and sealing flap being provided withcoacting locking means, said sealing Hap When locked to the closing Hapholding the closing Hap in close frictional contact With the insertedboard and holding said inserted board in close contact with the bodymember, and laminations secured to opposite faces of the body member andof the closing and sealing flaps, said laminations providing hingedconnections between said flaps and body member, the inner edges of theflaps being spaced from the adjacent edges of the body member distancessulicient to permit folding of the flaps with respect to the body memberand the inserted boa-rd.

5. A game setcomprising, in combination, a body member provided Withcompartments, a sealing flap hingedly connected with a marginal portionof the body member, a. closing flap hingedly connected With the oppositelongitudinal margin of a poi-- tion of the body member, said closingflap being of a length and Width coextensive With `the length and Widthof the body member, a

playing board comprising foldable sections adapted to be superimposed,said sections being of a length and Width substantially coeXtensive Withthe length and Width of the body member and closing flap, playing piecesadapted to be packed Within the compartments of the body member, thesealing flap overlying the closing flap when the set is in compactedassembly, said closing iap and sealing Hap being' provided withcoactingl locking means, said sealing Hap When locked to the closingflap holding the closing fiap in close rictional contact with theinserted board and holding said inserted board in close contact With thebody member, and laminations secured to opposite faces of the bodymember and of the closing' and sealing flaps, said laminations providinghinged connections between said laps and body member, the inner edges ofthe flaps being spaced from the adjacent edges oi' the body memberdistances suiiicient to permit folding of the flaps with respect to thebody member and the inserted board, said laminations bridging the spacesbetween the body member and the flaps and constituting side Walls whenthe set is in compacted relation.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JOI-IN I. ANDERSON.

